Pharmacoeconomics: Open Access

Martin Kenneally

Publications

• Research Article
  Why Do Drug Prescribing Rates Differ Across Irish Regions?
  Author(s): Martin Kenneally and Brenda LynchMartin Kenneally and Brenda Lynch
  
  In Ireland 68.3 m drug items were prescribed in 2010, a national average prescribing rate (APR) of 14.9 items per person. Regional APRs ranged from 13.2 items in the East to 17.1 items in the South-East region. We construct a model of regional prescribing rates in Ireland that embeds the effects of the national prescribing rates under each of Ireland’s three main community drug schemes, the regional coverage rates of those schemes and each region’s health status. Drawing on the CPS Composite Health Index to measure regional health status and the Primary Care Reimbursement Service database for all other variable, we estimate the model by Ordinary Least Squares (OLS). We find that variations in regional prescribing rates were mainly due to the different regional coverage rates of Ireland’s community drug schemes, especially its GMS (General Medical Services) community .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2472-1042.1000106

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